Letter: Guns are less dangerous than alcohol

In 2014, there were 9,967 deaths. The weapon of choice? Alcohol. In that same year, there were 8,124 homicides. The weapon of choice? A firearm.

Now, you might think the same level of outrage would be leveled at both alcohol and firearms. You would be wrong. Why? Well, I suspect Americans have a much greater affection for alcohol than they do for firearms. Those who defend the Second Amendment are being vilified in the press as being puppets of the NRA.

I guess, then, it must also be true that those who defend the continued distribution of alcohol must be puppets of the large brewing companies, and that would include a much larger segment of the population. I suggest that victims of alcohol-related deaths band together and start suing the breweries. Seems only fair.

Bruce Billings, Tallahassee, bbillings@fsu.edu

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